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prostration, n. 1. obeisance, kowtow, salaam; crouch, stoop, bow, genuflection; reverence, groveling, crawling, sniveling.
2. lowness, supineness, resupineness, proneness; recumbency, accumbency, decumbence; fall, downfall, collapse; overthrow, upset, upheaval; submissiveness, submission, abjectness.
3. disconsolation, desolation, forlornness, desperation, agony, agony of mind or spirit; despair, depths or bowels of despair, depth of misery, extremity, SI. the pits; misery, miserableness, wretchedness, woe, bale; broken-heartedness, broken heart, heartache, aching heart, heavy heart.
4. exhaustion, enervation, lassitude, weariness; weakness, feebleness, debility; (all in reference to health) breakdown, Inf. crackup, nervous breakdown, nervous exhaustion, Pathol, neurasthenia.
prosy, adj. prose, prosaic, commonplace, ordinary, dull, unimaginative, flat, vapid. See - prosaic (defs. 1,
protagonist, n. 1. (all in a drama or literary work) principal, principal or main or leading character, agonist, hero, heroine, antihero, antiheroine, nonhero; (all in a drama or film) lead, title role, leading man or lady.
2. advocate, supporter, upholder, exponent; spokesman, mouthpiece; champion, defender, apologist; admirer, aficionado, Inf. fan, Inf. buff.
3. (all of a movement, cause, etc.) leader, prime mover, moving spirit; bellwether, front runner, pacesetter, pacemaker; standard-bearer, torchbearer; leader of men, charismatic leader, born leader; messiah, savior, (in Muslim usage) Mahdi.
protean, adj. 1. variable, changeable, changeful, ever-changing, mutable, permutable, labile, kaleidoscopic; polymorphous, polymorphic, metamor-phic, metamorphotic.
2. (all of an actor) versatile, Inf. all-around, generally capable; resourceful, flexible, adaptable, adjustable; proteiform, many-sided, multifaceted.
protect, v. 1. defend, forfend, Archaic, fend, defend tooth and nail, defend to the last man; secure, make safe, safeguard, guard from, guard against; cover, cloak, screen, veil; house, shelter, take in; hide, hide out, conceal; champion, stick up for, Inf. go to bat for, take [s.o.'s] side; run interference for, Sports or Fig. block for, pick or lay a pick for; escort, chaperone, convey, conduct, shepherd, Inf. ride shotgun.
2. keep, keep up, preserve, conserve, maintain, sustain; watch, mind, tend, keep an eye on, look after; care for, take care of, take under one's wing; nurse, nurture, foster, cherish; attend, attend to, minister to.
protection, n. 1. preservation, preserval, conservation, care, safekeeping, maintenance, upkeep; safety, security, immunity.
2. defense, guard, safeguard, palladium, shield; bulwark, barrier, wall, buffer; cover, screen, cloak; covert, coverture, hiding place, hideaway; asylum, sanctuary, safehold, safety zone; shelter, refuge, haven, harbor, port in a storm, Scot. and North Eng. bield; convoy, escort, bodyguard; charm, good luck or lucky charm, talisman, amulet; precaution, preventive measure, measure, step, Fig. insurance; steps, measures, steps and measures.
3. patronage, aegis, sponsorship, tutelage, auspices, offices, good offices; ministry, ministration, care, custody, charge, ward, keeping, protectorship, guardianship; support, advocacy, backing, blessing, well-wishes; aid, assistance, help, championship.
4. Informal,
a. protection money, extortion, blackmail, Inf. shakedown,
b. bribe, sop, Inf. payoff, SI. payola, SI. hush money, SI. boodle.
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